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I've heard from friends there that the directness often only flows in one direction (managers being direct and aggressive to their subordinates), but YMMV.

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The directness flows both ways, however, the aggression is strictly top down. Ray Dalio, etc, yell at people all the time, and are praised for their honesty. This is not something that goes both ways.

thats a great distinction. sounds like an institutionalized version of the individual tendency to excuse poor emotional regulation with "it's just who I am, a straight shooter" b.s.

authentic (foolish) straight shooters would have no problem yelling in the upwards direction too

"People who are brutally honest generally enjoy the brutality more than the honesty." --Richard Needham

well as long as they are honest about enjoying the brutality i guess they are being consistent!

Thanks. What is your source? Have you worked there?

Yeah, that's the exactly rub, as it were, with most "radical transparency" policies like these.

Funny how these things tend to work out in Corporate America.

>Funny how these things tend to work out in Corporate America.

They are like that everywhere.

People who are willing to screw over other people without remorse go far in our world.

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